Entertainment at Oyster Festival

The Brisbane Water Oyster Festival and the Blessing of the Fleet will be held at the Ettalong Beach waterfront on Sunday, November 12, with entertainment throughout the day.

The festival will begin with the sounds of the Wayne Cornell Swing Band.

The afternoon will feature the Latin Kings with room for salsa dancing on the dance floor.

Organiser Ms Debra Wales said there had been "a wonderful response" to the Queen of the Oyster Festival quest to raise money for the Cancer Council's Breast Cancer Challenge.

"Each entrant has been busy holding fundraising events to raise money for breast cancer research and in the hope of being crowned Miss Charity Queen," she said.

"The crowning of the Queen of the Festival and Miss Charity Queen will be announced at the Festival Ball on Friday, November 10, at the Ettalong Beach Club.

"All the businesses or organizations that have entered a candidate will have the opportunity to promote their business through the festival and to raise funds for a worthy cause.

"The girls will be able to have a great experience and an opportunity involving themselves in their local community."

Ms Wales said the event would host lots of art and craft stalls with an array of food stalls and wine tasting stalls to "satisfy everyone's tastebuds".

"And of course, the famous local oysters will be on sale for the oyster lovers," Ms Wales said.

A free shuttle bus will leave Woy Woy station on the half hour to take visitors to Ettalong Beach and the Palm Beach Ferry will be operating from Palm Beach to Ettalong Beach on its regular Sunday timetable.

Press release, October 24 Debra Wales, Brisbane Water Oyster Festival